ELAINE CHIEW, AUTHOR - THE LIGHT BETWEEN US

On this podcast, Simon Lim interviews Elaine Chiew, a London-based writer. Elaine's short stories have won her awards. She shares with Simon about her first novel titled 'The Light Between Us' (published by Neem Tree Press in London). 'The Light Between Us' deals with time-travel and romance that spans lifetimes. It is a novel set against historical South East Asia including old Singapore and old Penang. There is mention of the Chinese Philomathic Society and Lock Hospital or Kandang Kerbau Hospital in Singapore. The Eastern & Oriental Hotel (E&O Hotel) in Penang has also been included in the story, and letters supposedly written in the 1920s and letters from modern day form part of the story. Learn more about this novel 'The Light Between Us' from author Elaine Chiew. How did Elaine go about doing research for her novel and what were some interesting things that she discovered in the process? Elaine graduated from Stanford Law School and worked as a corporate securities lawyer in New York and Hong Kong before studying for an MA in Asian Art History at Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore. Download this podcast and enjoy listening to the interview. This interview was first heard on the radio show, NIGHTS WITH SIMON on ONE FM 91.3, a station of SPH Media in Singapore. THE LIGHT BETWEEN US At work one night, photography archivist Charlie Sze-Toh receives a misdirected letter from Wang Tian Wei, a 1920s colonial era Chinese photographer. Through a mysterious digital folder and photographic plates, a conversation is sparked, leading to a romance that spans lifetimes. P.S. Look out for the launch of 'The Light Between Us' from 10th September 2024. ELAINE CHIEW Instagram @authorepchiew NEEM TREE PRESS (LONDON) neemtreepress.com/book/the-light-between-us/ ONE FM 91.3 Find out more about ONE FM 91.3 via onefm.sg SIMON LIM Follow Simon Lim on Instagram via @simonlim.personality @onefm913 @authorepchiew #books #oldsingapore #oldpenang #malaya #thelightbetweenus #novel #novels #newnovel #bookclub #stories #letters #photography #blackandwhitephotography @awedio.sg #radioland #nightswithsimon #nightswithsimonlim #positivity #radiosingapore #singaporeradiodj #ラジオdj #こんばんは #singaporeradiodeejays #singaporedj #announcer #radiosingapore #singaporeradio #radiopersonality1